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Hitchhiker's Guide Reviewed

Posted by Zonk on from the my-towel-says-boo dept.

me at werk writes "The Register has posted it's review of h2g2. 'The radio series, that became a book, that became a TV series, has finally made it to the silver screen. The film version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is faithful to author Douglas Adams' legacy. The trouble is it's simply not especially funny.'"

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  1. Sooo.... by lahi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Faithful to Adams' legacy, and not funny. There is a contradiction there, I'd say?

    -Lasse

  2. We need new SF by Animats · · Score: 0, Redundant
    This recycling of old space operas must stop. Star Dreck has run its course. Star Roars bottomed out with Jar Jar. Battlestar Galactica sucked the first time around.

    There are far better space operas with movie potential. Honor Harrington. Sten. Even the old Lensman series. For comedy SF, Snow Crash had more potential. And what are we getting? Dr. Who, The Next Generation.

    When Space, 1999 comes back, we'll know it's hopeless.

  3. Re:Why the need for a movie? by pla · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You really do come off as an elitist prick:

    And you come off as an AC.

    I win.